A river is time in water; as it came, still so it flows, yet never is the same In June 2019, at the BMF Conference in Dubrovnik, I got up at stupid-o’clock to go for a swim in the Adriatic Sea, an attempt to clear my hangover. It worked. At …

Let the doors be shut upon him, that he may play the fool no-where but in’s own house Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Taught at the beginning of all A Level Psychology courses, and most management courses. Sets out the hierarchy upwards of basic human requirements: the physiological (food, shelter, sleep, …

Builders merchant group Lords has sold its original business, the Lords At Home homewares subsidiary,  to Tilik Patel, the current managing director.  Lords at Home sells high quality homewares through five branches across West London and first opened in 1985.  Employing 31 people, it is now considered non-core to the …

 With National Apprenticeship Week starting yesterday (February 6), Travis Perkins Group,has celebrated its 1,000th apprentice graduate following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy and reforms in 2017. Travis Perkins plc is committed to developing the next generation of the UK construction workforce, through LEAP, its “Learn and Earn” Apprenticeship Programme, which …

Independent builders merchant James Burrell opened its biggest depot with the help of design and fitout specialist Filstorage, providing the latter with its biggest single job in its 30-year history. The development – on Whitehouse Innovation Park in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees – sits on a four-acre site and consists of a …

The Make It Marsh campaign from family-run off-mains drainage specialist supplier Marsh Industries, offers substantial price reductions on key product ranges. Thanks to a positive trend in raw material prices, the company has been able to reduce prices on its domestic pump stations, Hydroil® oil separators, and Ensign® (the UK …

Builders merchant MKM is using National Apprenticeship Week, which starts today (February 6th) to highlight how important apprenticeships are to combatting the construction industry’s widening skills gap. One area in which the merchant has identified a skills gap is in kitchen and bathroom design, so the merchant has invested in …

Heavy side building material producers have reported falling sales due to a slow-up in project starts for a second quarter. That’s according to the latest Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey for the last quarter of 2022, which found that, conversely, light side product sales have held up supported …

Snickers Workwear  has a range of waterproof jackets for Winter, which offer comfort and protection from rain and foul weather. Wearers can stay dry, warm and comfortable in the water-repellent jackets with welded seams to protect from light showers and which deliver great breathability to ventilate the body when active …

Snickers Workwear’s Protective Wear range is for professionals who want quality, sustainable products that match protection standards for hazardous environments and foul weather. The range includes a comprehensive selection of ergonomically designed Base-, Mid- and Top-layer working clothes and accessories that also include Work Gloves, Kneepads and specialist ProtecWork clothing. …